An important similarity in the Declaration of Independence vs. Constitution question is that neither document condemned nor attempted to halt the business of slavery, despite the preamble to the ...

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.

Dear Editor, The preamble to the Declaration of Independence is known to most Americans. I thought I was very familiar with this important document but ...

The Preamble as a whole declares that the Constitution is designed to secure precisely the rights proclaimed in the Declaration. The Constitution was therefore not the negation of the Revolution ...

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The ...

In every generation, the Declaration of Independence has stood for a more expansive promise of freedom and equality.

A: Before the Declaration of Independence, in many ways, there hadn't been an official challenge to slavery in America. Now it's questionable whether the drafters of the Declaration of ...

Following a speech by Kamala Harris that left out one of the unalienable rights, it's time for a progressive revision of the Declaration of Independence.